Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream - Softcover

Watson, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143037358 ISBN 13: 9780143037354

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2006

Synopsis

On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"'Bread and Roses is packed with facts, but Watson. . . . makes it an exciting read." "A fast- paced, well-researched narrative. . . "
—New York Times

"A skilled storyteller, Watson offers a moving and compelling account of radical dreams, conservative nightmares and immigrant aspirations that informed the making of modern America. Watson dramatically and effectively brings back to life the 1912 Lawrence strike. With a keen eye for geographical and biographical detail, he captures the contours of industrial New England, recreates the gritty neighborhoods populated by various European immigrant groups, and carefully lays out the ideological beliefs and personal circumstances of the conflict's many principal actors."
—Chicago Tribune

"A spirited account."
—Boston Globe

About the Author:

Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0143037358
• ISBN 13: 9780143037354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368